Producer of specialist tankers, Whale Tankers Ltd, unveiled the UK’s first fully electric medium volume combination tanker at this year’s CV Show last month.

Dana Incorporated is partnering with Canada’s electric drive and charging infrastructure specialist, Nordresa, to integrate its Spicer Electrified eS9000r e-Axle on the Isuzu Truck North America Inc N-Series chassis for commercial fleet applications.

Vehicle builder and chassis producer, Workhorse Group Inc – a subsidiary since 2013 of AMP Holdings Inc - has formed a strategic partnership with Michigan-based Prefix Corporation for the final design, development and production of its N-GEN series of all-electric medium delivery vehicles.

Trevor Milton, Nikola CEO and founder of electric truck concern, Nikola Motor Company, at an event held at its WestWorld facility in Scottsdale, said the company was actively pursuing hydrogen as a ubiquitous fuel for its electric vehicles and that it had just committed to making an initial investment of USD16m to build Nikola's new fuel cell development laboratory and that staged investments in the new facility was expected to exceed several hundred million dollars.

After announcing development of a hydrogen-electric truck for European markets back in November, the electric vehicle pioneer, Nikola Motor Company unveiled Nikola Tre at a major event held at its WestWorld facility in Scottsdale.

DAF Trucks NV has announced it is investing EUR200m to expand its cab plant in Westerlo by 45%.

Nikola Motor Company has bought some 400 acres in Coolridge, Arizona, where eventually it plans to build hydrogen-electric Class 8 trucks.

Stephen Norman, managing director of Vauxhall Motors Ltd, when introducing the latest edition of the company’s Vivaro 3.0 ton van at the CV Show last month said the PSA Group, which has owned the company since mid-2017, announced an investment of GBP100m in the van plant.

Heléne Mellquist, currently President of Volvo Trucks International, has been named President of Volvo Trucks Europe with effect from April 1, 2019.

The Gorky Auto Plant of GAZ Group in Nizhny Novgorod has begun commercial production of the new GAZelle NEXT 4.6 vans with an extended wheelbase.

Sygic, a navigation software company, unveiled its latest version of its Truck Navigation, an in-dash connected truck navigation system at the MWC 2019 in Barcelona last month.

Continuous development in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems aboard the Mercedes-Benz Actros has led to improved safety, Daimler Trucks AG announced last month.